Latvia

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Official Name
Republic of Latvia
Population Full

1,881,000 (2020 World Factbook)

Principal Languages
Standard Latvian
Literacy Rate
100% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CDE (2009), CPPDCE (2007), CSICH (2005), FCPNM (2005), ICCPR (1992), UNCRPD (2010), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Campbell and King 2011, Kibrik 1991
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Latvia is 11. All are living languages. Of these, 5 are indigenous and 6 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 3 are institutional, 5 are developing, 1 is in trouble, and 2 are dying. Also listed are 11 unestablished languages and 1 macrolanguage.